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'''Jose Petrick OAM''' (1924 - ) is a historian and community advocate living in [[Alice Springs]] in the [[Northern Territory]] of [[Australia]]. |
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'''Jose Petrick''' [[Order of Australia Medal|OAM]] ({{née}} '''Tizard''', born 14 February 1924) is a British-born Australian historian and community advocate living in [[Alice Springs]] in the [[Northern Territory]].<ref>{{cite web |title=José PETRICK |url=https://wmoa.com.au/herstory-archive/petrick-jose-tizard |publisher=Women's Museum of Australia |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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| ⚫ | Petrick was born in England on 14 February 1924. She trained as a secretary then as a nurse. She came to Australia on a working holiday in 1950 and worked in Sydney, Hobart and Adelaide.<ref name="TS">{{cite web|title=Petrick, Jose|url=http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/handle/10070/218085?mode=full|website=Territory Stories|publisher=Northern Territory Library|hdl = 10070/218085?mode=full|access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> |
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== Life in the Northern Territory == |
== Life in the Northern Territory == |
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| ⚫ | Eager to see a cattle station before she returned to England, Petrick came to the Northern Territory in 1951 to be a governess for three months on [[MacDonald Downs Station]], 300 kilometres north-east of [[Alice Springs]]. She married Martyn Petrick from nearby [[Mt Swan Station]] in 1952 and had two children Suzette and Grant. In 1960, they moved to [[Neutral Junction Station]] near [[Barrow Creek]], where Petrick ran the health centre in the community.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | When Martyn died in 1974, Petrick moved to Alice Springs and became a journalist with the [[Centralian Advocate]] where she was first employed as a junior cadet.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-02-13 |title=At 52 Jose Petrick became a cadet journalist. On her 100th birthday, she says 'take every opportunity you have' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/jose-petrick-celebrates-100th-birthday/103458976 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> She wrote weekly features identifying the town's 100 streets named after Central Australian pioneers. The Centralian Advocate then published the features in a booklet entitled ''Street Names tell History of Alice Springs'' and ''The Story of the Centralian Advocate Alice Springs first newspaper'' by Robert Watt.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | Eager to see a cattle station before she returned to England, Petrick came to the Northern Territory in 1951 to be a governess for three months on [[MacDonald Downs Station]], 300 kilometres north-east of [[Alice Springs]]. She married Martyn Petrick from nearby [[Mt Swan Station]] in 1952 and had two children Suzette and Grant. In 1960, they moved to [[Neutral Junction Station]] near [[Barrow Creek]], where Petrick ran the health centre in the community. |
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| ⚫ | When Martyn died in 1974, Petrick moved to Alice Springs and became a journalist with the [[Centralian Advocate]]. She wrote weekly features identifying the |
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As the town grew more streets were named after pioneers, Aboriginal words and flora. Petrick wrote four more editions of the street name book and included landmarks named after people. The fifth edition, with more than 600 entries, entitled, ''The History of Alice Springs through Landmarks and Street Names'' was first published in 2010.<ref name="TS" /> |
As the town grew more streets were named after pioneers, Aboriginal words and flora. Petrick wrote four more editions of the street name book and included landmarks named after people. The fifth edition, with more than 600 entries, entitled, ''The History of Alice Springs through Landmarks and Street Names'' was first published in 2010.<ref name="TS" /> |
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== Later |
== Later life == |
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| ⚫ | Petrick was awarded an [[Order of Australia Medal]] in January 2000, for the preservation and recording of the history of Alice Springs and for her voluntary work at the Old Timers Home. In June 2000, she carried the Olympic Torch in Alice Springs in what she calls one of her "few moments of glory".<ref name=":1" /> |
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Petrick is a life member of the Alice Springs Running & Walking Club, the National Trust, NT and Heritage Alice Springs Inc. She is a member of Alice Springs Toastmaster's Club, the Probus Club of Stuart and U3A Alice Springs, Inc.<ref name="NT News 90th">{{cite news|last1=O'Hanlon|first1=Monika|title=Local icon Jose Petrick celebrates her 90th birthday|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/centralian-advocate/local-icon-jose-petrick-celebrates-her-90th-birthday/news-story/8155c5cef763acf66417ecdfb58de6fa|access-date=26 March 2017|agency=NT News|date=14 February 2014}}</ref> |
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The late Iain Campbell won the prestigious Portrait of a Senior Territorian Art Award in 2009 with his portrait of Petrick.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prodigal artist son returns for exhibition|url=http://www.nvi.com.au/story/2879116/prodigal-artist-son-returns-for-exhibition/|access-date=26 March 2017|agency=Naomi Valley Independent|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2017 Petrick published her autobiography ''Bournemouth, the bush and Beyond'',<ref name=":0">{{Citation |author1=Petrick, Jose |title=Bournemouth, the bush and beyond |publication-date=2017 |publisher=Historical Society of the Northern Territory |isbn=978-1-925167-73-3 |author2=Tudor, Chris, (writer of foreword.) |author3=Historical Society of the Northern Territory, (issuing body.)}}</ref> which was published by the Historical Society of the Northern Territory. |
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The late [[Iain Campbell]] won the prestigious Portrait of a Senior Territorian Art Award in 2009 with his portrait of Petrick.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prodigal artist son returns for exhibition|url=http://www.nvi.com.au/story/2879116/prodigal-artist-son-returns-for-exhibition/|accessdate=26 March 2017|agency=Naomi Valley Independent|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2024 Petrick celebrated her 100th birthday in Alice Springs with a ballet performance. When asked what had changed the most over her lifetime she said "the computers and the mobile phones"; technologies she uses daily.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Jose has recently written her autobiography, which will be published by the Historical Society of the Northern Territory. |
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== Works == |
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Jose now has five grand children and three great grandchildren. |
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*''[https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21675525 The Renner diaries]'' (1983) |
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== Publications == |
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* ''[https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/210744844 The Robert Czakó Mural, St Mary's Family Services & Beyond]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web|title=Petrick, Jose|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/626689?q=creator%253A%2522Petrick%252C+Jose%2522&c=people|website=Trove|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> |
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*''[https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/243414795 Bournemouth, the bush and beyond]'' (2017) |
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* ''The Renner diaries'' edited by Jose Petrick OAM published 1983 |
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* ''The Robert Czakó Mural, St Mary's Family Services & Beyond''by José Petrick OAM, published 2016 |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 6 December 2024
Jose Petrick OAM (née Tizard, born 14 February 1924) is a British-born Australian historian and community advocate living in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.[1]
Early life
[edit]Petrick was born in England on 14 February 1924. She trained as a secretary then as a nurse. She came to Australia on a working holiday in 1950 and worked in Sydney, Hobart and Adelaide.[2]
Life in the Northern Territory
[edit]Eager to see a cattle station before she returned to England, Petrick came to the Northern Territory in 1951 to be a governess for three months on MacDonald Downs Station, 300 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs. She married Martyn Petrick from nearby Mt Swan Station in 1952 and had two children Suzette and Grant. In 1960, they moved to Neutral Junction Station near Barrow Creek, where Petrick ran the health centre in the community.[3]
When Martyn died in 1974, Petrick moved to Alice Springs and became a journalist with the Centralian Advocate where she was first employed as a junior cadet.[4] She wrote weekly features identifying the town's 100 streets named after Central Australian pioneers. The Centralian Advocate then published the features in a booklet entitled Street Names tell History of Alice Springs and The Story of the Centralian Advocate Alice Springs first newspaper by Robert Watt.[3]
As the town grew more streets were named after pioneers, Aboriginal words and flora. Petrick wrote four more editions of the street name book and included landmarks named after people. The fifth edition, with more than 600 entries, entitled, The History of Alice Springs through Landmarks and Street Names was first published in 2010.[2]
Later life
[edit]Petrick was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in January 2000, for the preservation and recording of the history of Alice Springs and for her voluntary work at the Old Timers Home. In June 2000, she carried the Olympic Torch in Alice Springs in what she calls one of her "few moments of glory".[4]
Petrick is a life member of the Alice Springs Running & Walking Club, the National Trust, NT and Heritage Alice Springs Inc. She is a member of Alice Springs Toastmaster's Club, the Probus Club of Stuart and U3A Alice Springs, Inc.[5]
The late Iain Campbell won the prestigious Portrait of a Senior Territorian Art Award in 2009 with his portrait of Petrick.[6]
In 2017 Petrick published her autobiography Bournemouth, the bush and Beyond,[3] which was published by the Historical Society of the Northern Territory.
In 2024 Petrick celebrated her 100th birthday in Alice Springs with a ballet performance. When asked what had changed the most over her lifetime she said "the computers and the mobile phones"; technologies she uses daily.[4]
Works
[edit]- Street Names tell History of Alice Springs/The Story of the Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs' first newspaper (1980).
- The Renner diaries (1983)
- The History of Alice Springs through Landmarks and Street Names (1996, 2005, 2010, 2015)
- Kuprilya Springs: Hermannsburg & other things (2007).
- The Robert Czakó Mural, St Mary's Family Services & Beyond (2016)[7]
- Bournemouth, the bush and beyond (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "José PETRICK". Women's Museum of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Petrick, Jose". Territory Stories. Northern Territory Library. hdl:10070/218085?mode=full. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Petrick, Jose; Tudor, Chris, (writer of foreword.); Historical Society of the Northern Territory, (issuing body.) (2017), Bournemouth, the bush and beyond, Historical Society of the Northern Territory, ISBN 978-1-925167-73-3
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "At 52 Jose Petrick became a cadet journalist. On her 100th birthday, she says 'take every opportunity you have'". ABC News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ O'Hanlon, Monika (14 February 2014). "Local icon Jose Petrick celebrates her 90th birthday". NT News. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Prodigal artist son returns for exhibition". Naomi Valley Independent. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Petrick, Jose". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2017.